NCIS: Los Angeles

10 Best Episodes of NCIS: Los Angeles - Season 9

The exploits of the Los Angeles–based Office of Special Projects (OSP), an elite division of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service that specializes in undercover assignments.

Written by Sophie and last updated on may 22, 2023.

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NCIS: Los Angeles - S9E22

#15 - Venganza (Season 9 - Episode 22)

NCIS investigates the murder of a federal prison inmate who was the adopted daughter of a notorious counterfeiter. Also, Callen is summoned by the Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) Internal Affairs board to discuss Anna Kolcheck’s actions during a joint NCIS and ATF case.

The episode was rated 7.72 from 778 votes.

NCIS: Los Angeles - S9E20

#14 - Reentry (Season 9 - Episode 20)

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Callen, Sam and Nell must find pieces of a failed rocket launch, including a top-secret government device; Hetty tries to help Keane acclimate to life in the states.

The episode was rated 7.73 from 763 votes.

NCIS: Los Angeles - S9E10

#13 - Forasteira (Season 9 - Episode 10)

The NCIS team tracks a highly skilled assailant determined to avenge her father's death by killing a Brazilian diplomat.

The episode was rated 7.74 from 923 votes.

NCIS: Los Angeles - S9E9

#12 - Fool Me Twice (Season 9 - Episode 9)

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Callen and the team question CIA Agent Joelle Taylor's backstory after she escapes from a kidnapping and turns to Callen for help.

The episode was rated 7.74 from 958 votes.

NCIS: Los Angeles - S9E8

#11 - This Is What We Do (Season 9 - Episode 8)

The team must find assailants who illegally crossed the border and attacked California Highway Patrol officers; Homeland Security sends Nell's older and bossy sister to assist with the case.

The episode was rated 7.75 from 974 votes.

NCIS: Los Angeles - S9E1

#10 - Party Crashers (Season 9 - Episode 1)

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Season 9 begins with Hetty turning in retirement papers and disappearing. A new executive director arrives and immediately makes staffing changes. Meanwhile, Sam, still mourning his wife’s death, insists that Callen find a new partner.

The episode was rated 7.75 from 1198 votes.

NCIS: Los Angeles - S9E18

#9 - Vendetta (Season 9 - Episode 18)

Callen and Sam join forces with Anna Kolcheck and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), when Arkady Kolcheck warns NCIS that a notorious international weapons dealer has returned to the states. Also, the case requires Eric to go undercover as a bank IT technician.

The episode was rated 7.76 from 820 votes.

NCIS: Los Angeles - S9E16

#8 - Warrior Of Peace (Season 9 - Episode 16)

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Callen pursues every alternative when the Diplomatic Security Service apprehends his father, Nikita Aleksandr Reznikov, as part of an exchange for two American photographers being held hostage in Iran.

The episode was rated 7.78 from 835 votes.

NCIS: Los Angeles - S9E15

#7 - Liabilities (Season 9 - Episode 15)

Callen and Sam pull Granger’s daughter, former spy Jennifer Kim, from witness protection to help the team locate an underground spy who has obtained an arsenal of bomb materials.

The episode was rated 7.78 from 867 votes.

NCIS: Los Angeles - S9E17

#6 - The Monster (Season 9 - Episode 17)

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While investigating a missing person’s case, the team uncovers a killer who puts on shows for high-paying voyeurs. Also, Mosley assigns Callen as her partner on a joint ATF mission to apprehend someone from her past.

The episode was rated 7.82 from 820 votes.

NCIS: Los Angeles - S9E7

#5 - The Silo (Season 9 - Episode 7)

Kensi is transported to a missile launch facility to help thwart a takeover of nuclear weapons.

The episode was rated 7.85 from 997 votes.

NCIS: Los Angeles - S9E13

#4 - Cac Tu Nhan (Season 9 - Episode 13)

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While Hetty is being tortured by her captors in Vietnam, Eric and Nell find a clue to her whereabouts, prompting the team to organize a rescue mission with very little information.

The episode was rated 7.86 from 921 votes.

NCIS: Los Angeles - S9E14

#3 - Goodbye, Vietnam (Season 9 - Episode 14)

Callen, Sam, Kensi and Deeks join Hetty’s team from the Vietnam War, Sterling Bridges, A.J. Chegwidden and Charles Langston, in a dangerous and off-the-books rescue mission to save Hetty from her captors in Vietnam. Also, Mosley calls in Nell’s sister, homeland security specialist Sydney Jones, to assist the team in Los Angeles with processing evidence connected to Hetty’s time in Vietnam.

The episode was rated 7.88 from 886 votes.

NCIS: Los Angeles - S9E23

#2 - A Line in the Sand (Season 9 - Episode 23)

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After Sam is shot during a firefight with the cartel, a suspect is interrogated and reveals new information on the whereabouts of Spencer Williams, the man who kidnapped Mosley's son five years ago.

The episode was rated 8.07 from 736 votes.

NCIS: Los Angeles - S9E24

#1 - Ninguna Salida (Season 9 - Episode 24)

Despite several team members having grave reservations, NCIS travels to Mexico for a risky mission to locate and rescue Mosley's son.

The episode was rated 8.19 from 352 votes.

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